Usually called Russian Tea Cakes, these crumbly cookie balls are a delightful little bite to enjoy with tea. My favorite tea is masala chai, so I couldn’t resist replacing the customary vanilla extract with chai spice in these late afternoon treats. Their small size and resemblance to snowballs also make them ideal to serve as
My family likes bananas, but no matter how small a bunch we buy, we can never seem to get to the last one before it goes brown. One overripe banana is just perfect for tossing into a smoothie. But on the rare occasions when several have been neglected, I make banana bread. My recipe is
Please resist the urge to use an apple corer to prepare this dish. Too much of the apple is discarded that way, and trust me, you’ll want to keep as much as you can. Warm, sweet, and spiced – this comfort food is the epitome of a fall treat. On chilly autumn days, I enjoy
The first scone I ever tasted was a cranberry orange scone sold by a certain well-known coffee company that had a shop near my job. I liked it immediately and ordered it often, so I can’t help but judge all other scones by that standard. Now, years later, I present my homemade version – which
Not being a huge fan of pumpkin, it’s fairly easy for me not to get swept up in the pumpkin spice frenzy that pops up in every bakery and coffee shop in autumn – except when it comes to pumpkin scones. I have a weakness for breakfast pastries anyway, but pumpkin scones are often glazed,
This is my go-to dish for autumn potlucks. I almost always bring this to Thanksgiving or Halloween-themed office parties and Fall Festival school bake sales. This is by design; originally, I was not really a fan of pumpkin, but sought to learn a recipe with this flavor, to contribute something fitting for the season. But
I used to be very particular about how I made drop cookies. After mixing and chilling the dough, I’d scoop it into balls – which I weighed to ensure uniformity – before baking, and then let cool several minutes before serving. The whole process took me about an hour and a half, which I was
In an effort to eat more healthfully, I’ve removed sugar from some of my recipes. This simple chunky applesauce recipe is an early success, as it rightfully makes apples the star of the dish by taking advantage of their natural sweetness. After making this dish, it always bothered me to just throw away the apple
